What color is #C1D5BA?

#C1D5BA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C1D5BA?

The RGB value is 193, 213, 186: 193 red, 213 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C1D5BA?

The complementary color is #CEBAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C1D5BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C1D5BA color

#C1D5BA rgb(193, 213, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #C1D5BA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 83.5% green and 72.9% blue (193, 213, 186).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 24% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.49:1).

#C1D5BA color codes

HEX	`#C1D5BA`
RGB	`rgb(193, 213, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 83.5%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 24%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 13%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 13%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.16, -11.66, 11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.16, 16.09, 136.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.648, 62.471, 55.624)`
Decimal	`12703162`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C1D5BA, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C1D5BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#C1D5BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C1D5BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c1d5ba; }
.text { color: #c1d5ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c1d5ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 213 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c1d5ba, #bad5c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #C1D5BA?: #C1D5BA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C1D5BA?: The RGB value is 193, 213, 186: 193 red, 213 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C1D5BA?: The complementary color is #CEBAD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C1D5BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.